It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and resolved.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Idris ElbaNelson Mandela
- Naomie HarrisWinnie Madikizela
- Tony KgorogeWalter Sisulu
- Riaad MoosaAhmed Kathrada
- Fana MokoenaGovan Mbeki
- Robert HobbsChief Warder
- Jamie BartlettJames Gregory
- Lindiwe MatshikizaZindzi Mandela
- Terry PhetoEvelyn Mase
- Deon LotzKobie Coetzee
Crew
- Justin ChadwickDirector
- William NicholsonScreenplay
- Lol CrawleyDirector of Photography
- Alex HeffesOriginal Music Composer
- Rick RussellEditor
- Anant SinghProducer
- David M. ThompsonProducer
- Brian CoxProducer
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